Nutrition label education for adults in vulnerable neighborhoods
Impact of a Brief Front-of-pack Nutrition Labelling Education Program on Self-efficacy, Food Literacy and Purchase Intentions in Socioeconomically Vulnerable Areas
This project tests a short group education session to help adults in socioeconomically vulnerable areas understand front-of-pack labels like Nutri-Score and make healthier food choices.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 400 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University of Paris 13 Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Bobigny) |
| Trial ID | NCT07531849 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
PEANUTS is a quasi-experimental before-after interventional program carried out first in primary care and hospital outpatient settings in Seine-Saint-Denis, with planned extension to social and community structures. Adults give informed consent and complete a baseline questionnaire on food literacy, understanding and use of on-pack nutrition information, self-efficacy for healthier shopping, and intended purchases. The intervention is a brief (45–60 minute) group education session that explains interpretive front-of-pack labels such as Nutri-Score and practices label use in shopping scenarios. Outcomes are measured before and after the session to detect changes in understanding, self-efficacy, and intended food choices.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults aged 18 and over who live in socioeconomically vulnerable areas and attend participating municipal primary care centres or hospital outpatient services and who do grocery shopping are the intended participants.
Not a fit: People who are homeless, who rely exclusively on food aid and never engage in grocery shopping, or who live outside mainland France are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help people better interpret front-of-pack labels and choose healthier foods, which may lower diet-related risk over time.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research shows interpretive labels like Nutri-Score generally improve consumer understanding and can nudge healthier choices, but brief education embedded in primary care in vulnerable territories has been less extensively tested.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Respondents must be aged 18 * No formal income criterion is applied; Participants are considered as low-income (justified by the fact that the study is conducted in an area known to be socioeconomically vulnerable). Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who are homeless * Subjects who depend exclusively on food aid (Subjects never engaging in grocery shopping) * Subjects living outside of mainland France * French language comprehension will be assessed at baseline using functional health literacy questions in the inclusion questionnaire. Insufficient French literacy will not be used as an exclusion criterion at enrolment. Nevertheless, if analyses show that participants who do not speak and read French have outcome scores that are substantially and systematically lower than those of the rest of the sample, these participants may be excluded from planned sensitivity analyses to preserve data quality and comparability.
Where this trial is running
Bobigny
- Université Sorbonne Paris Nord — Bobigny, France (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Chantal Julia, MD, PhD
- Email: c.julia@eren.smbh.univ-paris13.fr
- Phone: +33148388932
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.